Shinobi (series)
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Shinobi[lower-alpha 1] is a series of hack-and-slash games created by Sega. The ninja (shinobi) Joe Musashi is the protagonist of the original series of games (Shinobi to Shinobi III).[3] The first Shinobi was released in 1987 as an arcade video game. Along with Alex Kidd and Sonic the Hedgehog, Joe Musashi has long been one of Sega's flagship characters, acting as a mascot for a short time in the late 1980s when ninjas were popular in mainstream media. The series' games are a showcase of Sega's technical accomplishment, noted for their high quality of graphics, gameplay and music, as well as their high level of difficulty. The Shinobi franchise sold more than 4.60 million copies.[3]
Shinobi series | |
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Genre(s) | Hack-and-slash[1][2] |
Developer(s) | Sega |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Platform(s) | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, NES, PC Engine, Master System, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Genesis, Mega-Tech, Mobile, Game Gear, Windows, iPhone, Nintendo eShop, Saturn, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo 3DS |
First release | Shinobi November 1987 |
Latest release | Shinobi November 2011 |